The auction will be held by Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers at the firm’s gallery in Cranston, R.I. CRANSTON, R.I. – A large and impressive Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) bronze censer and a large Japanese mid-20th century gilt over red lacquer carved wood Kannon Buddha are expected top lots in the auction of [Read More]
Monthly Archives: April 2017
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W. PALM BEACH, FL. – There are 495 beautiful reasons why the owners of Palm Beach Modern Auctions (PBMA) think their May 6 double-session auction could end up being their most successful ever. Two of the most compelling reasons are: a flock of five highly sought-after Francois-Xavier Lalanne sculptural sheep, and a [Read More]
The auction will be held in the firm’s gallery, at 1330 St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, La. NEW ORLEANS, La. – A beautiful oil on canvas landscape rendering by New Orleans artist Richard Clague (1812-1873), three oil on board figural works by the iconic African American folk artist Clementine Hunter (1886-1988), [Read More]
It’s the expected headliner in a 2-session auction being held in Bruneau’s Cranston, R.I. gallery. CRANSTON, R.I. – An American folk art automaton of a steamboat side wheeler, crafted by prospector William “Billy” Briggs of Bristol, Rhode Island upon his return from the Klondike Gold Rush in Canada and completed around 1905, [Read More]
Alameda, California – Fine jewelry in a broad range of styles and price points is a top draw at every Michaan’s monthly Estate Auction, and buyers in search of rare and beautiful pieces will find many choices at the Saturday, May 13 sale. A rare treasure sure to attract collectors is the [Read More]
The sale will be held at the Ramada Suites Boca hotel, starting promptly at 1 pm Eastern time. BOCA RATON, Fla. – A pair of original artworks hand-signed by the French-born Russian artist Erte (1892-1990), a huge fossil mural from the Green River region of southwestern Wyoming, a 10-acre ranch in Deming, [Read More]
The two-part online and catalog auction, held Feb. 10-18 and March 3-11, tallied $489,733. SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A Lacour’s Sarsapariphere Western bitters bottle, made circa 1866-1875, the early variant number one and in a color that is highly desirable to collectors, and an E. G. Lyons & Co. Mfgrs. (San Francisco) very [Read More]
Featuring Finest Bordeaux and Burgundy and a Huge Selection of Bourbon, Rye, and Scotch (Chicago, IL)-Hart Davis Hart Wine Co., the #1 wine auction house in the U.S. and leading online retailer, will hold An Auction of Finest & Rarest Wines on May 12th and 13th. This two-day sale will feature an [Read More]
The mostly live auction will be held by Pa. OnSite Auction Company in historic Gettysburg, Pa. GETTYSBURG, Pa. – An exceptional collection of about 60 life-size wax figures, including a one-of-a-kind figure of Albert Einstein that was signed and inscribed by Einstein himself, will headline an auction planned for Saturday, May 13th, [Read More]
The three-day, 1,790-lot auction event will be held online and at Holabird’s Reno showroom. RENO, Nev. – A big three-day auction comprising nearly 1,800 lots in a wide range of collecting categories – to include mining collectibles, old bottles, postal history, Wells Fargo Express, gold and jewelry, coins and currency, toys, cowboy [Read More]
The sale will be held online and live in the firm’s gallery, 544 East 6th Street, Panama City, Fla. PANAMA CITY, Fla. – A live and internet multi-estates auction packed with more than 400 lots in a rainbow of collecting categories will be held on Saturday, April 22nd, by The Specialists of [Read More]
The event will be held in the galleries of Freeman’s Auctions & Appraisers in Philadelphia, Pa. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Appraisal Foundation – the nation’s foremost authority on the valuation profession, headquartered in Washington, D.C. – will host an informational seminar on Wednesday, April 26th, titled Personal Property Appraisals: The Importance of [Read More]
The March 25th event also featured a painting by Norman Rockwell that gaveled for $109,250. GENESEO, N.Y. – A bronze maquette (or 3-D study) for the sculpture Draped Reclining Figure by Henry Moore (British, 1898-1986) sailed past its high estimate figure of $150,000 to finish at $195,500 in Cottone Auctions’ annual Fine [Read More]
Modern and contemporary art, New York City scenes, Hudson River School and Regionalism. MILFORD, Conn. – Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers will host a biannual American & European Fine Art Auction on Thursday, May 4th at 6 pm Eastern time, in their gallery at 354 Woodmont Road in Milford, as well as online [Read More]
BOULDER, CO – With a timeline that starts in Ancient Egypt and progresses to the Pre-Columbian cultures of the Americas, Artemis Gallery’s April 12 auction is a fascinating retrospective on how the world evolved to what it is today. Each of Artemis Gallery’s auctions reflects a deep respect for ancient civilizations of [Read More]
Nova Ars will present an interesting design collection of decorative arts of the 20th century – many made in Italy – at an online-only auction Wednesday, April 12. More than 100 lots of art glass, ceramics, lighting and furniture by the world’s top designers comprise the catalog. One of the top lots [Read More]
Also in the sale were works by Picasso, Warhol, Man Ray, Basquiat, Gottlieb, Lee Godie, others. FRANKLIN, Mass. – An oil on canvas painting by Mexican artist Francisco Corzas (1936-1983) titled Two Figures sold for $9,375 to take top lot honors in an online-only Master Artworks Discovery Auction held March 29th by [Read More]
Around 600 premier Asian lots will come up for bid, online and in the firm’s Newton gallery. NEWTON, Mass. – A monumental Chinese porcelain palace vase made around 1870 with lovely pate-sur-pate pagoda decoration, and three miniature Persian paintings executed in the early 17th century during the Safavid period, are expected top [Read More]